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Andra Keay

Facebook Safety Initiatives - 0 views

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    As per DeNardis, the first question is who is the board, then what are their interests, how are they funded, who do they represent, by what process are decisions made and implemented, are objections public etc. If, as the press release suggests, this is the first of many more simple and stringent security and safety features, then what are they and who decides? "The Facebook Safety Advisory Board comprises five leading Internet safety organizations from North America and Europe that serve in a consultative capacity to the company on issues related to online safety. The organizations on the board are Common Sense Media, ConnectSafely, WiredSafety, Childnet International and The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI). "
Nikki Bradley

Online safety more than government legislation | Social Syrup - 0 views

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    Blog Post 1 - Online Safety
Tamsin Lloyd

Internet Industry Association calls social network companies for summit on online safet... - 0 views

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    The Internet Industry Association is working with Police and Government to try and control safety concerns on social media sites. Currently, they are powerless to step in when sites are hosted overseas.
Anne Zozo

Compromise between Facebook, U.K. police agency? | Safe and Secure - CNET News - 0 views

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    Article discusses a new "panic button" which can be used to report on safety issues or sexual behaviour onlne. A click takes users to a website where they get advice or get directly in contact with the police. The British Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center (CEOP) has invented this button and wants facebook to integrate it. Facebook wants to refer users to its own Safety Center.
Gina Spithakis

Blog post: Education the key to online safety - 1 views

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    When it comes to keeping kids and teens safe online is it up to parents and schools to educate them about online safety or is censorship the answer?
Elizabeth Gan

When Patients Meet Online, Are There Side Effects? - 0 views

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    This article discusses the online safety aspects of patients who share their experiences of disorders with others on websites like CureTogether.com and PatientsLikeMe.com, though the privacy does warn not to disclose too much personal detail to ensure online safety. The notion of crowd-sourcing is introduce in regards to shared expereiences can potentitally provide better control of the disorder, as details of the conditions, successes or failures of drug treatments are shared amongst the members. These websites offer early warning signs of drug and health safety problems, the user data is gathered from the member profiles and sold to scientific or marketing research organizations. Much like Facebook, users of any social networking site should enter with caution.
Nikki Bradley

FTC Announces Broad COPPA Review for Children's Online Privacy - 0 views

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    The US Federal Trade Commission has release a request for public comment on the  expansion of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)  The initial review was scheduled for 2015 but is being brought forward.  COOPA's goal is to protect the online safety and privacy of children under the age of 13.  They are considering extending this to children under the age of 17. 
Nikki Bradley

Facebook ban not the answer: strategist - 0 views

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    In the aftermath of the recent death of 18-year-old Nona Belomesoff, following a "Facebook meeting" comes an outcry from parent and teacher groups to prevent teens from accessing Facebook at school. According to Laurel Papworth, banning access is not the answer. Education is.
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    This article discusses how banning Facebook is not the answer for prevention of tragedies of deaths like Sydney teen who had met a "friend" on Facebook. Though it may seem commonly obvious, I do not believe simply warning and educating children/teenagers about the potential dangers of social networking and strangers is enough; but perhaps going a step further and accepting that meeting "friends" through social networks has become a social norm. Therefore conversations amongst children/teenagers/friends/parents alike must be initiated so that there is some sort of support system to ensure safety. As the online social networks expand the definition of "friends", one must consider the social construction of how people now view the world based on these norms.
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    Rather than suggesting that social networking sites should be "banned" to protect the safety of children, people should ensure they understand how to be safe online.  This also includes understanding the changes to a sites privacy policies and the impacts these changes can have to your privacy settings.
César Albarrán Torres

Users to blame for Facebook vandalism: net industry - 0 views

  • The shocking vandalism of tribute Facebook pages for slain Australian children could have been avoided if only users, not Facebook, put more effort into policing the site, the internet industry says.
  • The incidents led Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to say he was considering appointing an online ombudsman to deal with social networking issues.
  • "The overriding view is that users are not utilising the safety tools that these sites provide, and that was in large part the cause of these recent problems," he said in an interview.
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  • "All of the social networking sites need to make safety a stronger and clearer priority than it is and that includes more adequate resourcing," said Nockles, who is now a cyber safety consultant and vice-president of global net safety group I-SAFE.
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    If users are to blame, who should provide media literacy programs?
Gina Spithakis

Blog post: Online child encounters: Is it time to hit the panic button? - 1 views

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    As Facebook is criticised for refusing to allow a child safety button on its network, we look at some of the online dangers kids face and measures being taken to educate kids about those dangers.
Nikki Bradley

Blog Entires - 0 views

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    Blog Submissions - Cyberbullying and online safety
Elizabeth Gan

Hackers - an era where white hats meet the black hats, where is your online safety? - 1 views

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    My third blog post regarding online safety of victims of black hat hackers.
Elizabeth Gan

http://www.cyberbullying.info/ - 0 views

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    The website was designed by a University of Technology Sydney student named Chris Webster, the website examines the effects and severity of cyberbullying, and offers a wide array of information (types of cyberbullying, Internet safety, mobile phone tips, examples of cyberbullying etc) and surveys on cyberbullying and Internet safety. Cyberbullying causes incredible distress to those who fall victim to it. Cyberbullying does not leave physical scars, however the cruelty of others becomes evident through web pages, social network sites that exist on the Internet, as taunting does not only persist during school hours; but extends to time at home where cruelty is displayed through online text messages, posts, and other outlets that leave an extensive amount of emotional damage.
Tamsin Lloyd

It's Time to Tell Mum | EFA - 0 views

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    "One of the big challenges in the debate so far has been combating the myth that the filter is - or ever was - a cyber-safety tool designed to keep kids safe online. It's not. It's designed to "harmonise" censorship laws, not protect children from inappropriate content. It's censorship for its own sake." This is interesting as EFF Australia are running a campaign to educate people not normally involved in debates around the internet - indeed, the campaign targets people who may be inclined to suport the idea of a filter: mums and dads.
Elizabeth Gan

Online safety - when darkness can exude from "help" - 0 views

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    This is blog post # 4 regarding online safety, assisted suicide and cyberbullying.
Aarna Hanley

Censorship in Cyberspace | Q&A | ABC TV - 0 views

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    The conversation first looked at internet censorship from an international perspective covering issues of internet governance from and internet freedom. Unfortunately one or two members of the panel were prone to regurgitating policy rather than engaging in an actual debate. Towards the end inevitably the discussion was drawn to the proposed filtering laws within Australia. The general consensus from the panel members was that education had to be an essential part of policy when addressing online safety. Interestingly the government representative, the Minister for Home Affairs, was a keen supporter of this policy stance.
Tamsin Lloyd

Survey: Despite Knowing the Risks, Young Adults Are Reckless About Online Security - Te... - 0 views

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    According to a survey by Newsweek, although young people know the risks online, they choose not to protect themselves. In cases such as this, is it the Government's role to step in and protect people? Or is it the user's own fault for not taking precautions when they know the risks?
Bec Crew

Social Networking Sites for Children?: Togetherville - 0 views

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    Looks at a new social networking site for children aged 6-10. It's heavily monitored and controlled by parents for the sake of online safety, but the concern is that young children can just as easily sign up to other social networking sites that aren't so restrictive.
Gina Spithakis

Blog Post: Predators and the art of trapping minors online - 2 views

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    Social networking sites are serving as a new breeding ground for sex offenders who use popular sites such as Facebook and Skype to prey upon minors. Is tougher legislation the answer or does more need to be done to keep children safe online.
David Sams

We need to be able to act when online alarm bells ring | Article | The Punch - 0 views

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    NIck Xenophon spruiking his Private Senator's Bill on The Punch today, which would make it illegal for an adult to misrepresent their age while communicating with a minor online.
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